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Transport Topics: Truck Tonnage Up 4.3% Year-Over-Over on Coronavirus Surge

Apr 21, 2020

Truck tonnage rose 4.3% year-over-year in March on gains in selected business sectors, according to American Trucking Associations.

Wall Street Journal: For America’s Small Truckers, Demand Is ‘Falling Off a Cliff’

Apr 21, 2020

Small operators critical to supply chains are heavily exposed to a deepening downturn

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia manufacturing shaken by virus, but some ramp up

Apr 20, 2020

In Georgia, all manufacturers have been touched in some way by the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading across the globe.

DC Velocity: Trinity Logistics Joins DAT Pilot to Streamline Freight Transactions

Apr 15, 2020

DAT Solutions announced today that Trinity Logistics, one of the industry’s leading third-party logistics providers, is piloting DAT’s truckload rate forecasting tools and automated “Book Now” option for select loads on the DAT Load Board network.

Commercial Carrier Journal: Fall off in freight and rates prompts layoffs as trucks sit idle

Apr 14, 2020

The U.S. economy posted its worst employment numbers in more than a decade in March, a record that is likely to stand for only a month.

Forbes: COVID-19 Poses Uneven Challenges For Commercial Truckers

Apr 13, 2020

Companies aim to help independents and small carriers comply with the ELD mandate, which goes into effect this December.

Transport Topics: DAT Solutions, Schneider Logistics Partner on Pilot Program

Apr 09, 2020

Digital freight load board DAT Solutions on April 6 announced Schneider Logistics Services joined a pilot program to evaluate emerging tools to better forecast truckload freight rates.

NBC News: Truckers brave personal and economic risks to replenish shelves

Apr 08, 2020

"Things are running out because people are hoarding," Sova told NBC News. "On behalf of American truckers, slow down, people. Just get enough for a few days for your family. Another truck is coming. We're coming. The truckers are coming, people!"

Transport Topics: Spot Rates Show Signs of Stabilizing as Economy Slides Into Recession

Apr 06, 2020

Research from companies that track trucking data suggests that while the spot rate market amid the COVID-19 crisis may be settling, the long-term effects of this steadying could be good for the industry.

Commercial Carrier Journal: Death of a salesman: New tech, data sources speed rate negotiations

Apr 03, 2020

New pricing tools and data sources are helping freight brokers and carriers negotiate rates for spot and contract freight using predictive intelligence.